Panhandle Model Farms: Case Studies of Texas High Plains Agriculture

Diana L. Jones, Jonathan R. Baros and Steven Klose

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2011, vol. 42, issue 01, 1

Abstract: In an effort to facilitate communication between agricultural producers and their local officials, the Texas AgriLife Extension Services' risk-management specialists and county agricultural agents developed region-specific model farms through the FARM assistance program. Financial and Risk Management (FARM) Assistance is a highly specialized Extension effort aimed at helping farmers and ranchers with strategic planning and risk management. The program is a computerized decision-support simulation model that uses both farm-level information supplied by participating producers and market price forecasts from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri. It provides a ten-year financial forecast of the individual farm or ranch. Additional work has focused on identifying the characteristics of successful versus struggling producers.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.139305

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